2018 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Final
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2018 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 22 March – 14 October 2018
| teams = 26
| sponsor = Evening Echo
| champions = File:Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly
| count = 4
| champions captain = Séamus Harnedy
| champions manager = Fergus Condon
| runners-up = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton
| runners-up captain = Luke O'Farrell
| runners-up manager = Paddy Fitzgerald
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 37
| goals = 110
| points = 1173
| top scorer = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Conor Lehane (2-37)
| previous year = 2017
| previous tournament = 2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 2019
| next tournament = 2019 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
}}
The 2018 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2018 opening fixtures took place on 10 December 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/cork-senior-club-championship-draws-gaa-3743025-Dec2017/|title=Here are the 2018 Cork senior football and hurling championship draws|publisher=The 42|date=10 December 2017|access-date=23 March 2018}} The championship began on 22 March 2018 and ended on 14 October 2018.
Imokilly were the defending champions.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/imokilly-claim-cork-shc-title-with-win-over-blackrock-810910.html|title=Imokilly claim Cork SHC title with win over Blackrock|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=22 October 2017|access-date=2 November 2017|first=Therese|last=O'Callaghan}}
On 14 October 2018, Imokilly won the championship after a 4–19 to 1–18 defeat of Midleton in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/imokilly-retain-title-after-ten-point-win-875689.html|title=Imokilly retain title after ten-point win|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=14 October 2018|access-date=14 October 2018|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}} It was their fourth championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Midleton's Conor Lehane was the championship's top scorer with 2-37.
Team changes
=To Championship=
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Kanturk{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/kanturk-the-kingpins-after-show-of-fitness-and-courage-460579.html|title=Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=9 October 2017|access-date=2 November 2017|first=Theresa|last=O'Callaghan}}
=From Championship=
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship details
=Overview=
The 2018 championship saw a total of 26 teams compete for the title. These consisted of 18 club teams, 6 divisional teams and 2 college teams. Kanturk made their debut in the senior championship while they were also the first club from the Duhallow Division to play in the senior championship.
=Format=
A new format was used for the 2018 championship. For the first time since 2015, the divisions and colleges competed in their own mini championship before entering the championship proper.
==Divisional and college section==
Round 1: Eight teams contested this round. The four winning teams advanced to Round 2. The four losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Round 2: Four teams contested this round. The two winning teams advanced to Round 3 of the championship proper. The two losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
==Club section==
Round 1: 18 teams contested this round. The nine losing teams advanced to Round 2. The nine winning teams advanced to Round 3.
Round 2: The 9 losing teams from Round 1 contested this round. The four winning teams advanced to Round 3. The four losing teams were eliminated from the championship. One team received a bye to Round 3.
Round 3: The 9 winning teams from Round 1, the 4 winning teams from Round 2, the bye team and the 2 divisional teams contested this round. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. The 8 losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Quarter-finals: 8 teams contested this round. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semi-finals. The 4 losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: 4 teams contested this round. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Semi-finals. The 2 losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final was contested by the two semi-final winners.
Results
=Divisions/colleges section=
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|date = 22 March 2018
|time = 19:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = University College Cork
|score = 1-21 - 0-10
|report =
|team2 = Carrigdhoun
|goals1 = D Fitzgibbon 0-7, M Coleman 1-3, C Roche 0-3, T Devine 0-3, D Griffin 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, N Montgomery 0-1, C Terry 0-1, D Holmes 0-1.
|goals2 = R O'Shea 0-2, S Coleman 0-2, C Tyers 0-2, D Looney 0-1, D Drake 0-1, L O'Callaghan 0-1, M Kennefick 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = J Larkin (Ballinora)
}}
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|date = 22 March 2018
|time = 19:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Cork Institute of Technology
|score = 4-18 - 3-07
|report =
|team2 = Carbery
|goals1 = T O'Connor 0-6, E O'Shea 1-2, N Fives 1-0, P Collins 1-0, E Barry 1-0, E Heffernan 0-3, J Good 0-2, D Fanning 0-1, K Cashman 0-1, J Cooper 0-1.
|goals2 = P Wall 2-0, K Coffey 1-2, D Coakley 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Cloughduv
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
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|date = 22 March 2018
|time = 19:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Duhallow
|score = 1-10 - 1-18
|report =
|team2 = Avondhu
|goals1 = S Crowley 1-0, S Howard 0-3, B O'Connor 0-3, D Hannon 0-2, K Tarrant 0-1, G Linehan 0-1.
|goals2 = H O'Gorman 0-6, B Murphy 1-2, S Condon 0-3, K Morrison 0-3, E Dillon 0-1, N McNamara 0-1, B Buckley 0-1, W Condon 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = O'Connell Park, Glantane
|attendance =
|referee = M Maher (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 27 March 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 5-22 - 0-19
|report =
|team2 = Muskerry
|goals1 = B Mulcahy 2-3, D Mangan 1-3, S Hegarty 1-2, P O'Sullivan 1-2, S Harnedy 0-5, D Dalton 0-3, B Lawton 0-2, T Greaney 0-1, B Cooper 0-1.
|goals2 = K Hallissey 0-11, S Bourke 0-4, S Cronin 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = S Stokes (Tullylease)
}}
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|date = 29 March 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = University College Cork
|score = 3-20 - 0-09
|report =
|team2 = Avondhu
|goals1 = D Fitzgibbon 1-2, S Conway 0-5, M O'Brien 0-5, T Devine 1-1, N Montgomery 0-4, D Holmes 1-0, E Clifford 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, C Terry 0-1.
|goals2 = N McManus 0-3, H O'Gorman 0-2, D O'Flynn 0-1, W Condon 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
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|date = 2 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Cork Institute of Technology
|score = 0-11 - 5-14
|report =
|team2 = Imokilly
|goals1 = M Kearney 0-4, J O'Neill 0-2, P Collins 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, E Barry 0-1, B Hyland 0-1.
|goals2 = B Mulcahy 2-1, P O'Sullivan 2-1, D Dalton 0-7, S Harnedy 1-2, J Cronin 0-2, B Lawton 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
=Round 1=
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|date = 22 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Erin's Own
|score = 4-21 - 2-13
|report =
|team2 = Bride Rovers
|goals1 = E Murphy 0-12, M O'Carroll 3-1, M Collins 0-5, R O'Flynn 1-1, S Cronin 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.
|goals2 = B Johnson 1-4, W Finnegan 0-5, B Roche 1-1, C O'Connor 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, M Collins 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = D Copps (Ballyhea)
}}
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|date = 27 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Killeagh
|score = 1-09 - 3-19
|report =
|team2 = Douglas
|goals1 = B Delaney 1-0, E Keniry 0-3, B Collins 0-2, K Lane 0-2, G Leahy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
|goals2 = S Kingston 1-4, M O'Connor 1-4, C McCarthy 1-3, S Bourke 0-4, L McGrath 0-2, M Collins 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 28 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Ballymartle
|score = 1-09 - 4-20
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = J Dwyer 1-2, B Corry 0-3, S O'Mahony 0-2, B Dwyer 0-2.
|goals2 = P Horgan 1-10, S Kennefick 1-3, D Noonan 1-1, D Brosnan 1-1, E Cronin 0-3, A O'Donovan 0-1, G Kennefick 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = J Larkin (Ballinora)
}}
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|date = 28 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Newtownshandrum
|score = 2-14 - 0-15
|report =
|team2 = Kanturk
|goals1 = J Coughlan 2-7, T O'Mahony 0-2, S Griffin 0-1, R Clifford 0-1, D Stack 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, M Thompson 0-1.
|goals2 = L O'Keeffe 0-8, I Walsh 0-3, A Walsh 0-2, L McLoughlin 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Mannix Park, Charleville
|attendance =
|referee = P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)
}}
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|date = 29 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Midleton
|score = 0-19 - 0-12
|report =
|team2 = Bishopstown
|goals1 = C Lehane 0-6, C Walsh 0-4, P Nagle 0-3, P Haughney 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, C Beausang 0-1, L O'Farrell 0-1, P O'Farrell 0-1, P White 0-1.
|goals2 = T Murray 0-4, C Walsh 0-2, K O'Halloran 0-1, C Hegarty 0-1, D Sexton 0-1, B Murray 0-1, M Power 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
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|date = 29 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 1-19 - 1-13
|report =
|team2 = Ballyhea
|goals1 = A Myers 0-7, J O'Connor 1-2, D Kearney 0-4, T Óg Murphy 0-2, J Sweeney 0-1, L Hacket 0-1, D Roche 0-1, W Kearney 0-1.
|goals2 = P O'Callaghan 0-5, E O'Leary 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-3, J Morrissey 0-3, G Morrissey 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt
|attendance =
|referee = J Larkin (Ballinora)
}}
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|date = 29 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Carrigtwohill
|score = 1-12 - 1-19
|report =
|team2 = Blackrock
|goals1 = L Gosnell 0-11, S Devlin 1-0, T Hogan 0-1.
|goals2 = A O'Callaghan 0-7, D Meaney 1-2, K O'Keeffe 0-3, E Smith 0-1, D O'Farrell 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, G Regan 0-1, T Deasy 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = S Stokes (Tullylease)
}}
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|date = 29 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Na Piarsaigh
|score = 0-15 - 2-15
|report =
|team2 = Bandon
|goals1 = P Guest 0-5, D Connery 0-4, E Sheehan 0-2, K Forde 0-2, S Forde 0-1, G Joyce 0-1.
|goals2 = M Sugrue 1-3, R Crowley 0-4, M Cahalane 1-0, D Crowley 0-3, E O'Donovan 0-2, P Barry 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, J Hickey 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Brinny Sportfield, Brinny
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
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|date = 29 April 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Newcestown
|score = 1-13 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = T Horgan 1-2, E Kelly 0-5, D Twomey 0-3, T Twomey 0-2, C Keane 0-1.
|goals2 = I Lordan 0-7, C Keane 0-2, F Finn 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
|attendance =
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
=Round 2=
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|date = 11 August 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Bishopstown
|score = 1-19 - 1-12
|report =
|team2 = Kanturk
|goals1 = P Cronin 0-5, M Power 1-1, T Murray 0-4, C Hegarty 0-3, C O'Driscoll 0-2, P Honohan 0-2, K O'Halloran 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1.
|goals2 = L O'Keeffe 1-3, L O'Neill 0-4, A O'Keeffe 0-2, R Walsh 0-1, I Walsh 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Cloughduv
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
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|date = 12 August 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Killeagh
|score = 2-13 - 2-15
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = D Walsh 2-0, E Keniry 0-5, K Treacy 0-2, G Leahy 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, K Lane 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.
|goals2 = I Lordan 0-6, R O'Mahony 1-1, B Hennessy 1-0 C Barrett 0-2, D Cahalane 0-1, C Cahalane 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, E Keane 0-1, C Keane 0-1, C Walsh 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
|attendance =
|referee = S Stokes (Tullylease)
}}
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|date = 12 August 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Ballyhea
|score = 0-20 - 5-13
|report =
|team2 = Ballymartle
|goals1 = P O'Callaghan 0-10, M O'Sullivan 0-6, C Cox 0-1, E O'Leary 0-1, J Copps 0-1, C Hanley 0-1.
|goals2 = B O'Dwyer 1-6, B Corry 1-5, Jamie O'Dwyer 1-1, Jack Dwyer 1-1, D McCarthy 1-0.
|motm =
|stadium = Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
|attendance =
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
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|date = 12 August 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Bride Rovers
|score = 2-24 - 0-17
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 = D Dooley 0-7, B Johnson 0-6, E Ó hEochaidh 1-2, B Roche 0-5, S O'Connor 1-0, C O'Connor 0-3, M Collins 0-1.
|goals2 = E Sheehan 0-9, P Rourke 0-3, D Lee 0-2, C Joyce 0-1, G Joyce 0-1, K Forde 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
=Round 3=
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|date = 31 August 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 2-17 - 0-08
|report =
|team2 = Carrigtwohill
|goals1 = L Hackett 1-3, E O'Sullivan 0-4, D Kearney 0-4, J Sweeney 1-0, W Kearney 0-1, D Roche 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, C Darcy 0-1, A Myers 0-1, T Óg Murphy 0-1.
|goals2 = L Gosnell 0-4, S Rohan 0-2, B Twomey 0-1, S Roche 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = St. Catherine's Park, Ballynoe
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
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|date = 1 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 1-18 - 0-20
|report =
|team2 = Douglas
|goals1 = R O'Mahony 1-3, I Lordan 0-4, C Cahalane 0-3, E Finn 0-3, C Walsh 0-1, C Dennehy 0-1, J Goggin 0-1, C Keane 0-1, B Hennessy 0-1.
|goals2 = A Cadogan 0-6, C McCarthy 0-5, S Kingston 0-4, B Turnbull 0-2, M Collins 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, E Cadogan 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
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|date = 1 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Midleton
|score = 1-18 - 0-20
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = C Lehane 1-10, C Beausang 0-3, J Nagle 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, P Haughney 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, S O'Leary-Hayes 0-1.
|goals2 = P Horgan 0-12, S Kennefick 0-2, M Dooley 0-2, D Noonan 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, R Downey 0-1, C Dorris 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
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|date = 1 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Bandon
|score = 2-08 - 4-13
|report =
|team2 = Newcestown
|goals1 = M Cahalane 1-4, E O'Donovan 1-0, A Murphy 0-2, M Sugrue 0-1.
|goals2 = D Twomey 2-2, T Horgan 1-1, S Ryan 1-0, E Kelly 0-3, C Dinneen 0-2, L Meade 0-1, C Keane 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Ahamilla Pitch, Clonakilty
|attendance =
|referee = J Larkin (Ballinora)
}}
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|date = 1 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = University College Cork
|score = 0-23 - 2-16
|report =
|team2 = Erin's Own
|goals1 = S Conway 0-10, C Terry 0-4, N Montgomery 0-3, A Casey 0-3, C Roche 0-3,
|goals2 = E Murphy 1-11, A Bowen 1-0, R O'Flynn 0-2, M O'Carroll 0-2, S Murphy 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Riverstown
|attendance =
|referee = C Dineen (Douglas)
}}
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|date = 1 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Bride Rovers
|score = 0-20 - 3-18
|report =
|team2 = Newtownshandrum
|goals1 = C O'Connor 0-9, D Dooley 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, J Pratt 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, B Johnston 0-1, M Collins 0-1, B Roche 0-1.
|goals2 = J Coughlan 0-10, T O'Mahony 2-1, R Clifford 1-1, M Ryan 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-1, S Griffin 0-1, J Geary 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Castletownroche Sportsfield, C'roche
|attendance =
|referee = M Maher (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 2 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 1-21 - 1-10
|report =
|team2 = Bishopstown
|goals1 = W Leahy 0-8, D Mangan 1-1, B Cooper 0-3, M O'Keeffe 0-3, Barry Lawton 0-2, J Cronin 0-1, B Lawton 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, B Mulcahy 0-1.
|goals2 = P Cronin 0-7, D Crowley 1-0, C Hegarty 0-2, T Murphy 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Riverstown
|attendance =
|referee = S Stokes (Tullylease)
}}
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|date = 9 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 0-22 - 1-14
|report =
|team2 = Ballymartle
|goals1 = M O'Halloran 0-8, T Deasy 0-5, D Meaney 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D O'Farrell 0-1, A O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, N Cashman 0-1.
|goals2 = B Dwyer 0-5, P Dwyer 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, J Dwyer 0-2, S Corry 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-2, B Corry 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
=Relegation play-offs=
{{football box collapsible
|date = 15 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Killeagh
|score = 2-13 - 3-19
|report =
|team2 = Ballyhea
|goals1 = E Keniry 0-10, A Walsh 1-1, D Walsh 1-1, K Treacy 0-1.
|goals2 = P O'Callaghan 0-11, M O'Sullivan 2-1, E O'Leary 1-2, D Copps 0-2, T Hanley 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
|attendance =
|referee = C Dineen (Douglas)
}}
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|date = 22 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Carrigtwohill
|score = 1-16 - 3-11
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 = L Gosnell 1-7, S Rohan 0-2, B Twomey 0-2, P Hogan 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1, S Roche 0-1, T Hogan 0-1, S Dempsey 0-1.
|goals2 = E Sheehan 0-6, S Forde 1-0, K Buckley 1-0, P Guest 1-0, C Joyce 0-2, P Rourke 0-1, D Connery 0-1, A Hogan 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
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|date = 30 September 2018
|time =
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Killeagh
|score = 0-09 - 0-16
|report =
|team2 = Kanturk
|goals1 = E Keniry 0-5, G Leary 0-2, K Treacy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
|goals2 = A Walsh 0-3, L O'Keeffe 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, L McLoughlin 0-2, I Walsh 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
|attendance =
|referee = D Copps (Ballyhea)
}}
=Quarter-finals=
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|date = 15 September 2018
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 1-20 - 1-11
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = M O'Halloran 0-7, T Deasy 1-1, K O'Keeffe 0-4, A O'Callaghan 0-3, G Regan 0-2, D O'Farrell 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
|goals2 = C Cahalane 1-0, E Finn 0-3, B Beckett 0-3, I Lordan 0-1, P Kelleher 0-1, C Dennehy 0-1, D Scannell 0-1, C Keane 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = C McAllister (Aghada)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 15 September 2018
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Newtownshandrum
|score = 2-15 - 1-19
|report =
|team2 = Midleton
|goals1 = J Coughlan 0-11, T O'Mahony 1-0, D Stack 1-0, S Griffin 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, R Clifford 0-1.
|goals2 = C Lehane 0-8, C Beausang 1-4, L O'Farrell 0-4, P Haughney 0-1, P White 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 16 September 2018
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 1-22 - 2-18
|report =
|team2 = Newcestown
|goals1 = W Leahy 0-10, P O'Sullivan 1-2, S Harnedy 0-3, C O'Brien 0-2, D Mangan 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1.
|goals2 = D Twomey 0-8, T Horgan 1-1, S O'Donovan 1-0, J Meade 0-3, L Meade 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, T Horgan 0-1, C Keane 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn[, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 16 September 2018
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 1-14 - 0-20
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = D Kearney 1-4, E O'Sullivan 0-6, J O'Connor 0-2, J Sweeney 0-2.
|goals2 = S Conway 0-10, D Fitzgibbon 0-3, A Casey 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, C Roche 0-1, C Terry 0-1, T Devine 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn[, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = M Maher (St. Finbarr's)
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 September 2018
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 3-21 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = W Leahy 0-7, P O'Sullivan 1-2, S Harnedy 1-2, M O'Keeffe 0-5, S Hegarty 1-1, Barry Lawton 0-3, Brian Lawton 0-1.
|goals2 = S Conway 1-4, M Breen 0-5, M Coleman 0-4, A Casey 0-2.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = N Wall (Carrigaline)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 September 2018
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 3-11 - 2-16
|report =
|team2 = Midleton
|goals1 = M O'Halloran 2-4, T Deasy 1-1, D O'Farrell 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, G Regan 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
|goals2 = C Lehane 1-6, L O'Farrell 1-1, C Beausang 0-3, P Haughney 0-3, P White 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = J Larkin (Ballinora)
}}
=Final=
{{football box collapsible
|date = 14 October 2018
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 4-19 - 1-18
|report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/imokilly-retain-title-after-ten-point-win-875689.html Report]
|team2 = Midleton
|goals1 = S Harnedy (1-6); P O’Sullivan (2-1); W Leahy (0-5, 0-2 frees, 0-1’ 65); B Cooper (0-4); S Hegarty (1-1); D Dalton, Barry Lawton (0-1 each).
|goals2 = C Lehane (0-7, 0-6 frees); C Walsh (0-4); P White (1-1); L O’Farrell (0-3); C Beausang, P Haughney S O’Meara (0-1 each).
|motm =
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
|attendance = 10,214
|referee = D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
---|
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|2-37 |align=center|43 |align=center|5 |align=center|8.60 |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|2-28 |align=center|34 |align=center|3 |align=center|11.33 |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|UCC |align=center|1-29 |align=center|32 |align=center|4 |align=center|8.00 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|7-09 |align=center|30 |align=center|4 |align=center|7.50 |
William Leahy
|align=center|0-30 |align=center|30 |align=center|4 |align=center|7.50 |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|6
|align=center|3-18 |align=center|27 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.40 |
rowspan=2 align=center|7
|align=center|1-23 |align=center|26 |align=center|2 |align=center|13.00 |
Pa O'Callaghan
|align=center|0-26 |align=center|26 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.66 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|9
|align=center|1-22 |align=center|25 |align=center|2 |align=center|12.50 |
Liam Gosnell
|align=center|1-22 |align=center|25 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.33 |
;Top scorers in a single game
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
---|
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |UCC |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|2-07 |align=center|13 |
Patrick Horgan
|align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |
Conor Lehane
|align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|5
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
Patrick Horgan
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|7
|align=center|0-11 |align=center|11 |
Kevin Hallissey
|align=center|0-11 |align=center|11 |
Pa O'Callaghan
|align=center|0-11 |align=center|11 |
rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"|10
|Maurice O'Carroll |align=center|3-01 |align=center|10 |
Michael O'Halloran
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |
Liam Gosnell
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |
Pa O'Callaghan
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
Jamie Coughlan
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
Eoghan Keniry
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
William Leahy
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
Shane Conway
|UCC |align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
=Scoring=
- Widest winning margin: 20 points
- University College Cork 3-20 - 0-09 Avondhu (29 March 2018)
- Glen Rovers 4-20 - 1-09 Ballymartle (28 April 2018)
- Most goals in a match: 7
- Cork Institute of Technology 4-18 - 3-07 Carbery (22 March 2018)
=Miscellaneous=
- The divisions and colleges section game between Avondhu and Duhallow was the first senior championship match to be played at Kilshannig's home ground, O'Connell Park.
- On 29 April 2018, the double-header of round 1 games at Páirc Uí Rinn were broadcast as part of GAA Beo on TG4. It was the first time that games from the earlier rounds of the championship were broadcast live on national television.
- Kanturk become the first club from the Duhallow division to play in the senior championship.
Team of the Year
The All-Star Team of the Year was announced on 5 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/cooper-maguire-osullivan-and-dilworth-take-top-leeside-awards-890211.html|title=Cooper, Maguire, O’Sullivan, and Dilworth take top Leeside awards|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 December 2018|access-date=20 October 2019|first=Liam|last=Ryan}}
class="wikitable"
!Pos.!!Player!!Team | ||
GK | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Tommy Wallace | Midleton |
RCB | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Gary Norberg | Blackrock |
FB | File:Colours of Cork.svg Colm Spillane | Imokilly |
LCB | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Séadnaidh Smyth | Midleton |
RWB | File:Colours of Cork.svg Ciarán O'Brien | Imokilly |
CB | File:Colours of Cork.svg Niall O'Leary | Imokilly |
LWB | File:Colours of Down.svg Mark Coleman | UCC |
MD | File:Colours of Cork.svg Bill CooperHOTY | Imokilly |
MD | File:Colours of Cork.svg Mark O'Keeffe | Imokilly |
RWF | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Luke O'Farrell | Midleton |
CF | File:Colours of Cork.svg Séamus Harnedy | Imokilly |
LWF | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Daniel Kearney | Sarsfields |
RCF | File:Colours of Cork.svg Will Leahy | Imokilly |
FF | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Conor Lehane | Midleton |
LCF | File:Colours of Cork.svg Paudie O'Sullivan | Imokilly |
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External links
- [http://www.gaacork.ie/ Cork GAA website]